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find my iphone

  1. N

    Other 4/6 digit code is enough to remove “Find my iPhone”

    Hello guys&girls, The 4/6 digit code is enough to remove the “Find my iPhone” security protection. Verified during a robbery, where on the ground and surrounded by 4 thugs, I gave my 4-digit code. With my iPhone + the 4/6 digit code, they were able to reset/change my iCloud password, and take...
  2. Ac1d 8urn

    iPhone SE (2022) Find My Iphone drains my battery completely when the phone is powered off

    I have never seen this issue before and apparently neither has Apple. I talked to support several times about this and I had to explain the issue several times before they understood, then they were as puzzled as I am. The problem- If I power off my SE 2022 with the battery fully charged, it...
  3. A

    Recovered my stolen iPhone 14 pro today (6/20/23)

    I got my stolen iPhone back today and thought sharing the story could help others in the same situation since there’s surprisingly little info on the ins and outs of how exactly Find My with a modern iPhone works. The story’s also pretty good. Ok so I went out hiking at Buttermilk Falls near a...
  4. iMas70

    Any way to change the Find My iPhone tone?

    I think Apple updated the Find My iPhone tone in iOS16. I'm not a fan of it! Is there a way to change it? I've searched a lot but can't find anything.
  5. U

    "Find My Network" not getting activated !

    The "find my network" in iOS Settings > [AppleID] > Find My > Find My iPhone > Find My network, is not getting activated even if I try to do it multiple times. The Upgrade Account Security window vanishes on its own and does not activate the find my network.
  6. K

    Lost/Stolen MacBook ...Find My iPhone?? What does it mean

    I cant find my 2017 MacBook and “find my iPhone” shows “May 31, 2020 4:04am” as last know location at my house address....But I was not on my MacBook at that time?! Is it possible for the MacBook to show the location even though it was closed and at my house..? It is possible that it may...
  7. S

    Powerbeats - No "Find my" functionality ?

    Is this intended, a bug, or are mine not working correctly. Unlike my AirPods , I don't see them in the find my iPhone app..
  8. D

    Find My Mac/iPhone Extra Devices

    Has anyone besides myself seen devices in Find My Mac/iPhone that you do not own? I've recently had a MacBook model that I haven't owned in years show up in Find My Mac/iPhone. I don't even know nor can I tell that it was previously owned by me. I haven't owned this particular model in over...
  9. B

    iPhone 5 or earlier Iphone location services without SIM

    Hi so I’m looking to buy an cheap iPhone and I won’t have a Sim card for a while. I was just wondering if find my iPhone would work if I do Not have a SIM card. I heard it can work if you’re in a Wi-Fi network is that correct? And I’m planning on using this as a burner phone actually so I can...
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    Random email address after tech repair

    I took my iPhone x to have its screen replaced. The tech turned find my iPhone off, then locked my phone. After about an hour I came back to pick up the phone. I got to my car and tried to turn the find my iPhone feature back on, but a random gmail address is now showing up on all of my devices...
  11. writevli

    iPhone How to bypass iCloud's Activation Lock?

    I bought a 2nd hand phone (which is probably stolen), I set the iPhone SE into DFU mode and restored it with iTunes. After the set up screen, once it connects to Wi-Fi, the phone remains in “Find My iPhone“ mode and asks for iCloud username & password of the previous/first owner. Anyway to...
  12. calebrrf

    iPhone 6(S)/Plus iPhone not showing up in Find my iPhone

    Recently my phone was stolen while getting repaired at a shop and they are replacing it with a brand new one. I'm trying to use find my iphone on my windows laptop to put the phone in lost mode or reset it, but it is not showing up in there. Can anyone tell me why? I would post about this on the...
  13. J

    find my iPhone - spy

    Hi all, I have suspicions my parents are tracking me using find my iPhone. I think they use my iPad, which is using the same Apple ID. Is there a way to find out on my iPhone whether I was actually tracked, when it was, etc, or to get a message when I'm being watched? I know how to switch it...
  14. lukasmmm

    How could it be possible with my stolen iPhone?

    Hi, I had a bad day and it happened so that my iPhone 5S with ios 9.3.1 slipped out of my pocket somewhere in the city. When I found out that I'm missing my device (max 10 minutes since last seen in my palm) it was already turned off which means no use of "Find my iPhone" app. My device had...
  15. ytech

    Removing a lost iPhone from find my iphone/apple id

    My iPhone was stolen back in february, since than it was on pending lost mode... by now I realized I will not see it again so I removed it from my apple id and from find my iPhone, now I saw that the activation lock was disabled which means that someone can re-use it, but the fact that I removed...
  16. R

    Find my daughters lost iPhone.....

    I got a facetime call from my 16 year old daughters ipad yesterday. She was having a panic attack. She said that she had lost her phone, someone had stolen it from the Tescos she had visited. Rather than immediately calling the poiice and insurance company, I tried logging into her icloud...